How many syllables in salmon?

There are 2 syllables in the word salmon.

How to pronounce salmon:

salmon (noun):: a large anadromous salmonid fish (salmo salar) of the north atlantic noted as a game and food fish; any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn.

atlantic salmon

blackfish

blue jack

blueback salmon

chinook

chinook salmon

chum

chum salmon

coho

coho salmon

cohoe

family salmonidae

food fish

king salmon

oncorhynchus keta

oncorhynchus nerka

oncorhynchus tshawytscha

quinnat salmon

red salmon

redfish

salmo salar

salmon river

salmonid

salmonidae

silver salmon

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