How many syllables in prostate?

There are 2 syllables in the word prostate.

How to pronounce prostate:

prostate (noun):: prostate gland; a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen.

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