ladle
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ladle
- /ˈleɪ.dəl/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈlæɪ.dəl/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪdəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English ladel, from Old English hlædel, derived from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną (“to load”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”), same source as Lithuanian kloti (“to spread”), equivalent to lade + -le (“agent suffix”).
noun ladles
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A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
When the materials of glass have been kept long in fusion, the mixture casts up the superfluous salt, which the workmen afterwards take off with ladles.
Similar: dipper
- A container used in a foundry or steel mill to transport and pour out molten metal.
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The float or paddle on a mill wheel.
Similar: ladle board
- An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon. The great guns ranged along the deck — each bound fast by its new breechings — with their linstocks and sponges and ladles and rammers, made no idle show of warlike strength.
- A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.
verb ladles · ladling · ladled
- To pour or serve something with a ladle. One worker ladled molten steel into the shot sleeve.
Translations
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noun deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle
| Español | cucharón, cazo, hataca, venencia, avenencia, huishlla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 국자 gukja |
| 日本語 | お玉杓子 otamajakushi, お玉 otama |
| 中文 | 杓子 sháozi, 瓢 piáo |
| हिन्दी | कलछी kalchī, करछा karchā, डोई ḍoī |
| Português | concha |
| Français | louche f cuillère à pot, poche, pochon |
| Deutsch | Kelle, Suppenkelle, Schöpfkelle, Schöpflöffel |
| Italiano | mestolo, ramaiolo |
| Ελληνικά | κουτάλα koutála |
| Română | polonic |
| Русский | поло́вник polóvnik, черпа́к čerpák, ковш kovš, поварёшка povarjóška |
| Tiếng Việt | môi, giá, muôi, vá |
| العربية | مِغْرَفَة miḡrafa |
| עברית | מַצֶּקֶת matséket |
noun container used in a foundry to transport and pour out molten metal
| Español | cazo |
|---|---|
| Français | poche |
| Deutsch | Gießpfanne |
| Italiano | siviera |
verb serve with a ladle
| Español | verter |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 盛 chéng |
| Русский | черпать čerpatʹ, зачерпывать začerpyvatʹ |
Talk about this word "ladle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ladle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ladle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ladle "ladle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ladle.Cite this
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title = {ladle},
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