ladlefuls

Big spoon portions

Ladlefuls is the plural of ladleful—the amount a ladle can hold.

A recipe might call for two ladlefuls of broth.

The word measures by scoops rather than precise units: She added several ladlefuls of soup to each bowl.

quantity

servings

Individual food portions

scoops · dollops · cups · bowlfuls · amounts · measures · allotments · rations · shares · distributions

foods

soup

Cooked liquid dish

  • stewSlow-simmered meat dish
  • brothClear simmered meat liquid
  • chiliCapsicum pod or stew

porridge · gumbo · curry · gravy · bisque · chowder · borscht · minestrone · consommé · pho

Opposites
quantity/portion size

ladlefulsdrops

Descends or releases

droplets · dribbles · drips · splashes · trickles

manner of dispensing

ladlefulssplashes

Liquid scattered by impact

dribbles · drizzles · splatters · spills · leaks

Family

ladleful

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G