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buckthorn

How many syllables in buckthorn?

  2 syllables

Divide buckthorn into syllables:   buck-thorn
Primary syllable stress:   buck-thorn
Secondary syllable stress:   buck-thorn
How to pronounce buckthorn:   buhk-thawrn
How to say buckthorn:

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