🇬🇧🇪🇸 ladle - cucharón : English Lesson

Meaning of "ladle" ("cucharón"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A ladle is a big, deep spoon with a very long handle that you use to scoop up and pour soup, stew, or other liquids from a pot into a bowl without burning your hands.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Grandma’s ladle is so old that it has probably seen more noodles than I’ve seen Saturdays.

I filled the ladle with soup, but my hand shook and created modern art all over the tablecloth.

My uncle said, “Respect the ladle—it decides how much soup your belly gets.”

The ladle was so big that one scoop of chili almost sank my poor, innocent tortilla chip.

Ladles have been used for thousands of years—ancient people also needed a fancy scoop to get their soup safely from pot to mouth!

At the small table a child held a warm bowl while an older hand dipped the ladle into steam. A second ladle sat nearby. He used the old ladle to scoop thick soup, then returned the same ladle to the pot for more. The ladle dripped, the child tasted, smiled, and everyone sighed at the quiet, full kitchen.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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