How many syllables in saffron?

There are 2 syllables in the word saffron.

Divide saffron into syllables:

saffron (noun):: a shade of yellow tinged with orange.; the deep orange aromatic pungent dried stigmas of a purple-flowered crocus (crocus sativus) used to color and flavor foods and formerly as a dyestuff and in medicine

crocus sativus

ochre

orange yellow

saffron crocus

yellow

yellowness

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