How many syllables in parrot?

There are 2 syllables in the word parrot.

How to pronounce parrot:

parrot (noun):: usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds.; any of numerous widely distributed tropical birds (order psittaciformes and especially family psittacidae) that are often crested and brightly colored, have a distinctive stout hooked bill and zygodactyl feet, and include some excellent mimics

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