How many syllables in puppet?

There are 2 syllables in the word puppet.

Divide puppet into syllables:

puppet (noun):: a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer.; a small doll or figure moved by strings attached to its limbs or by the hand inserted in its cloth body; a small-scale figure (as of a person or animal) usually with a cloth body and hollow head that fits over and is moved by the hand

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