ladle

Meaning

Noun

1. A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
2. A container used in a foundry to transport and pour out molten metal.
3. The float of a mill wheel; a ladle board.
4. An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
5. A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.

Verb

To pour or serve something with a ladle.

Synonyms

scoop

spoon

🥄

dipper

draw up

dip

serve

ladle out

lade

bucket

🪣

draw

shovel

wooden spoon

laden

load

dip up

spoon out

take out

trophy

🏆

water pitcher

rice scoop

serving spoon

brass ladle

dip out rice

long-handle ladle

casting ladle

sauce ladle

bail

soup-ladle

cup

dish out

dish up

egg

🥚

fetch

fill

foundry ladle

get

grab

lave

pump

scoop out

skimmer

skip

spatula

Translations

louche

mestolo

cucharón

Schöpflöffel

Schöpfkelle

cazo

κουτάλα

cuchara

🥄

cullerot

spatule

pollepel

Kelle

concha

Suppenkelle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈleɪ.dəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ladel

Inherited from Old English: hlædel

Cognate with Lithuanian: kloti

In summary

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”).