How many syllables in sponge?

There is 1 syllable in the word sponge.

How to pronounce sponge:

sponge (noun):: a piece of sponge (as for scrubbing); a porous rubber or cellulose product used similarly to a sponge; an elastic porous mass of interlacing horny fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals (phylum porifera) and is able when wetted to absorb water

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