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ladle

n.
US //ˈɫeɪdəɫ// UK //lˈeɪdəl// la·dle
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Origin

From Middle English ladel, from Old English hlædel, derived from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną (“to load”), from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”), same source as Lithuanian kloti (“to spread”), equivalent to lade + -le (“agent suffix”).

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