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buttonhole

How many syllables in buttonhole?

  3 syllables

Divide buttonhole into syllables:   but-ton-hole
Primary syllable stress:   but-ton-hole
Secondary syllable stress:   but-ton-hole
How to pronounce buttonhole:   buht-n-hohl
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Synonyms for buttonhole


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      What rhymes with buttonhole

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