How many syllables in porphyry?

There are 3 syllables in the word porphyry.

How to pronounce porphyry:

porphyry (noun):: any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals.; a rock consisting of feldspar crystals embedded in a compact dark red or purple groundmass

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