How many syllables in whooping cough?

There are 3 syllables in the word whooping cough.

Divide whooping cough into syllables:

whooping cough (noun):: an infectious respiratory disease especially of children caused by a bacterium (bordetella pertussis) and marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath

pertussis

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