How many syllables in plantains?

There are 2 syllables in the word plantains.

Divide plantains into syllables:

plantains (noun):: any of a genus (plantago of the family plantaginaceae, the plantain family) of herbs with basal rosettes of usually lanceolate or elliptical leaves and spikes of minute greenish flowers

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