ladle vs soup ladle

ladle and soup ladle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ladle	Yes	No	Yes	No
soup ladle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, soup ladle is a hyponym of ladle; that is, soup ladle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ladle:

ladle: a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
soup ladle: a ladle for serving soup

Other hyponyms of ladle include dipper, scoop.

ladle (noun)	soup ladle (noun)
a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another	a ladle for serving soup

ladle (verb)	soup ladle (verb)
remove with or as if with a ladle
put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle