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delicious

How many syllables in delicious?

  3 syllables

Divide delicious into syllables:   de-li-cious
Stressed syllable in delicious:   de-li-cious
How to pronounce delicious:   dih-lish-us
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Synonyms for delicious


2 syllables
  • luscious
  • tasty
  • yummy
4 syllables
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What rhymes with delicious

2 syllables
  • christmas
  • xmas
  • x-mas
3 syllables
4 syllables
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