How many syllables in stale?

There is 1 syllable in the word stale.

How to pronounce stale:

stale (adjective):: tasteless or unpalatable from age; (esp. of food) no longer fresh, having being kept too long; lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age.

addled

bad

banal

boring

cardboard

cliche

cliché

clichéd

cobwebby

cold

commonplace

conventional

corrupt

day-old

decayed

dry

dull

fetid

flyblown

hack

hackney

hackneyed

hard

limp

maggoty

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crisp

current

damp

fresh

moist

wet

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