noun. 1A large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl, used for serving soup, stew, or sauce. 'The noodles are presented in large stone bowls, and the soup spoons are wooden ladles. ... 'These items included small bowls, huge beer tubs, spoons, and ladles.

Is a ladle a spoon?

Designed to be the perfect utensil for serving liquid dishes like soup, stew, gravy, sauce, and even fruit punch, a ladle is a large spoon with a deep, round bowl (capacity of 4 – 6 oz.) and a sturdy handle between 13" and 14" long.

What is the Old English word for ladle?

The serving implement is called a ladle, and you can also use this word as a verb: "Will you ladle some of that tomato soup into my bowl?" The Old English version was hlædel, from hladan, "to load," plus the "tool" suffix -le (like in thimble or handle).