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coxcomb

How many syllables in coxcomb?

  2 syllables

Divide coxcomb into syllables:   cox-comb
Primary syllable stress:   cox-comb
Secondary syllable stress:   cox-comb
How to pronounce coxcomb:   koks-kohm
How to say coxcomb:

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