How many syllables in peacock?

There are 2 syllables in the word peacock.

Divide peacock into syllables:

peacock (noun):: peafowl; a man who is greatly concerned with his appearance; male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots.; a male peafowl distinguished by a crest of upright feathers and by greatly elongated loosely webbed upper tail coverts which are mostly tipped with iridescent spots and are erected and spread in a shimmering fan usually as a courtship display

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