disyllable
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noun
di·syl·la·ble
\ˈdī-ˌsi-lə-bəl, (ˌ)dī-ˈsil-; ˈdi-ˌsil-, (ˌ)di(s)-ˈsil-\
variants: or less commonly
dissyllable
Definition of disyllable
: a linguistic form consisting of two syllables
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Origin and Etymology of disyllable
partial translation of Middle French dissilabe, from Latin disyllabus having two syllables, from Greek disyllabos, from di- + syllabē syllable
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