How many syllables in piranha?

There are 3 syllables in the word piranha.

How to pronounce piranha:

piranha (noun):: small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals.; any of various usually small south american characin fishes (genera serrasalmus and pygocentrus) that have very sharp teeth, often appear in schools, and include some that may attack and inflict dangerous wounds upon humans and large animals

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