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It's probably closest to 2-and-a-half syllables.
Another baffled three-syllabler here. Biv-wack?! Wot?!
Interesting--didn't know until now that there was a three-syllable pronunciation for this.
dictionary lists two pronunciations: biv-oo-ak and biv-wak.
The original Swiss word, bīwacht, is even more hilarious.
You mean three syllables like: "I don't biv uh wack!" (that was a joke, by the way--could not resist a little word play)
I pronounce this with 3 syllables, so none of them sound like whack.
I find this word downright comical. Probably because the second syllable sounds like whack.