How many syllables in skunk?

There is 1 syllable in the word skunk.

Divide skunk into syllables:

skunk (noun):: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible.; any of various common omnivorous black-and-white new world mammals (especially genus mephitis) of the weasel family that have a pair of perineal glands from which a secretion of pungent and offensive odor is ejected

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