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catnip

How many syllables in catnip?

  2 syllables

Divide catnip into syllables:   cat-nip
Primary syllable stress:   cat-nip
Secondary syllable stress:   cat-nip
How to pronounce catnip:   kat-nip
How to say catnip:

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