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armadillo

How many syllables in armadillo?

  4 syllables

Divide armadillo into syllables:   ar-ma-dil-lo
Primary syllable stress:   ar-ma-dil-lo
Secondary syllable stress:   ar-ma-dil-lo
How to pronounce armadillo:   ahr-muh-dil-oh
How to say armadillo:

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