ladleful

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noun

A sufficient quantity to fill a ladle.

OriginMiddle English ladelful →
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Meanings

nounladleful (plural ladlefuls or ladlesful)

plural ladlefuls · plural ladlesful

  1. cookingA sufficient quantity to fill a ladle.

    Add wine and a ladleful of hot stock and cook, stirring often, until liquid is absorbed.

    2007 March 21, “Recipe: Risotto al Barolo”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Middle Englishladelful
  2. Englishladleful

From Middle English ladelful, ladel-ful; equivalent to ladle + -ful.

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Translations

Finnish kauhallinen
  • kauhallinenamount a ladle can hold
French louchée
  • louchéeamount a ladle can hold
Italian mestolata, ramaiolata
  • mestolataamount a ladle can hold
  • ramaiolataamount a ladle can hold
Japanese お玉一杯
  • お玉一杯 (otama ippai)amount a ladle can hold
Korean 국자 하나 가득
  • 국자 하나 가득 (gukja hana gadeuk)amount a ladle can hold
Cite this entry
APA

ladleful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladleful

MLA

“ladleful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladleful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ladleful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladleful.

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