How many syllables in yawl?

There is 1 syllable in the word yawl.

How to pronounce yawl:

yawl (noun):: a ship's small boat jolly boat; noun. a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost.

bark

brigantine

bugeye

caravel

cat rig

catamaran

catboat

caïque

clipper

corvette

cutter

dandy

dinghy

frigate

galleon

galley

junk

keelboat

ketch

knockabout

lugger

outrigger

pinnace

piragua

sailboat

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