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ladleful en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A 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:

Forms

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ladlesful Number=Plur lexicographic
ladlefuls Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

spoonful · bowlful

Translations (7)

ja お玉一杯 (amount a ladle can hold) · fr louchée (amount a ladle can hold) · it mestolata (amount a ladle can hold) · fi kauhallinen (amount a ladle can hold) · it ramaiolata (amount a ladle can hold) · frp pôtchya (amount a ladle can hold) · ko 국자 하나 가득 (amount a ladle can hold)