How many syllables in scapegoat?

There are 3 syllables in the word scapegoat.

How to pronounce scapegoat:

scapegoat (noun):: a person made to bear the blame for others; someone who is punished for the errors of others.; a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for yom kippur

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