How many syllables in pasteur?

There are 2 syllables in the word pasteur.

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pas · teur

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Definition of pasteur:

pasteur (noun):: noun. French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895).

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