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popinjay

How many syllables in popinjay?

  3 syllables

Divide popinjay into syllables:   pop-in-jay
Stressed syllable in popinjay:   pop-in-jay
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What rhymes with popinjay

2 syllables
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3 syllables
4 syllables
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