A kitchen utensil with a deep bowl and a long handle, used for serving liquids such as soup or stew. Often used interchangeably with お玉杓子 (おたまじゃくし), which is more common in everyday speech.
Compound of 玉 (tama, 'ball, round') and 杓子 (shakushi, 'ladle, scoop'), referring to the round bowl of the ladle. The reading じゃくし is a rendaku form of しゃくし.
