adda

American  

[uh-dah, a-dah] / ˈʌ dɑ, ˈæ dɑ /

noun

addas plural

1. (in South Asia, especially Bengal)

   1. an informal social gathering centered around conversation.

   2. a lively, informal conversation.

   3. a place to meet, especially for conversation or illicit drinking.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• addas
  plural

Example Sentences

“Foremost, they should be talking to their doctors,” said Dr. Adda Grimberg, a pediatric endocrinologist and scientific director of the Growth Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, of teen peptide use.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Pakistan's military has not officially commented, but a security source told the BBC firing took place at several locations along the Pakistani-Afghan border, including Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral and Baramcha.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

At the next, in front of the Adda and Paul Safran Senior Housing in Venice, the dance party kicks into overdrive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2024

Lari Adda serves paratha rolls and Pakistani street food out of its food truck.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2021

The names of Adda and Betti do not occur again.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert