syl ‧ la ‧ ble /ˈsɪləb ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: sillabe , from Latin , from Greek syllabe , from syllambanein 'to gather together' , from syn- ( ⇨ ↑ syn- ) + lambanein 'to take' ]
a word or part of a word which contains a single vowel sound
⇨ in words of one syllable at ↑ word 1 (18)