strawberry

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How many syllable does strawberry have, please?

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A lot of people say it in two syllables: straw-bri.

A few dictionaries here record that alternative.
 
For me, and I am pretty sure, most Americans, it has 3 syllables.
 
In BrE, I would say it could have two or three- strawberry ice-cream probably has two in most contexts, but you must have strawberries and cream at Wimbledon could easily have three.
 
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