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picaresque

How many syllables in picaresque?

  3 syllables

Divide picaresque into syllables:   pic-a-resque
Primary syllable stress:   pic-a-resque
Secondary syllable stress:   pic-a-resque
How to pronounce picaresque:   pik-er-esk
How to say picaresque:

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