ladle
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈleɪdəl/
:
cucharón
- Pierre Robillard lifted a silver ladle and silently filled the bowl.
- a wooden ladle
We got an ice cube in one of those ladle things.
- We got an ice cube in one of those ladle things.
- There are many things in the cauldron, but the cooks do not dip in the ladle quite blindly.
- So that night I'm taking just giant bus tubs of pots and pans and ladles and I'm dumping it into the Jungle Cruise River, right?
Examples
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Kata held a ceramic bowl while he poured the contents of the ladle into it.
Fiction book (1998) -
To serve the soup, use a ladle to scoop it into each bowl.
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How am I supposed to make anything without my favorite ladle?
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And then, Drew, what I like to do over here is actually just take a ladle full of pasta water into that dish.
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There were ladles so large that a person could not lift them alone.
Fiction book (2002) -
Now is the bit where you get your ladle and you take all your eggs out and you put them into the cold water to stop them from continuing to cook.
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And then she dipped this huge ladle into this barrel on the ground and gave us this huge bowl of elk soup.
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The girl stirred the cauldron of broth with a great bamboo ladle, pungent steam beading her face.
Fiction book (2000) -
Chewing, Francesca nods and leans over, picks a pot off the porch, and ladles some more onto his plate.
Fiction book (1995) -
She filled the ladle with broth and poured it over the noodles.
Synonyms
146
1.0
A small bowl-shaped tool with a handle used to eat or serve food
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1.3
A tool used for cooking or eating
3
1.4
A tool like a spoon or knife that people use in the kitchen to prepare food
1
3.0
A cup with a long handle used to scoop and pour liquids
1
1.1
A large deep spoon with a long handle for serving soup
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Etymology
Ladle comes from the old word lade, meaning 'to load', and that gives a clear picture: a ladle is a large spoon used to 'load' soup or stew from a pot into a bowl.