How many syllables in quetzal?

There are 2 syllables in the word quetzal.

How to pronounce quetzal:

quetzal (noun):: noun. large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage.; a central american trogon (pharomachrus mocinno) that has brilliant green plumage above, a red breast, and in the male long upper tail coverts

pharomacrus

pharomacrus mocino

quetzal bird

resplendent quetzel

resplendent trogon

trogon

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