How many syllables in quinoa?

There are 3 syllables in the word quinoa.

How to pronounce quinoa:

quinoa (noun):: its seeds; an annual herb (chenopodium quinoa) of the goosefoot family that is native to the andean highlands and is cultivated for its starchy seeds which are used as food and ground into flour

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