"ladleful" meaning in All languages combined

See ladleful on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ladleful.wav Forms: ladlefuls [plural], ladlesful [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ladelful, ladel-ful; equivalent to ladle + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ladelful}} Middle English ladelful, {{suf|en|ladle|ful|pos=noun}} ladle + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|ladlesful}} ladleful (plural ladlefuls or ladlesful)
  1. (cooking) A sufficient quantity to fill a ladle. Translations (amount a ladle can hold): louchée [feminine] (French)

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