adda

American  

[uh-dah, a-dah] / ˈʌ dɑ, ˈæ dɑ /

noun

plural

addas

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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Example Sentences

“And when you think about adda you think about adda integrally tied to the space of adda — you talk about the Coffee House adda, the Favorite Cabin adda.”

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2021

Some of Bengal’s favorite icons would hold adda at the Coffee House, from the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray to Amartya Sen, who won the Nobel in economic science.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2021

Baker’s book is itself not unlike the Calcutta adda.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2018

Adda pay maysa nga quita diay balay a naaramid iti cayo quet adda met uppat nga sacana nga babasit quet adda met innem nga acaba quencuana rupano quet agngiao saan nga magna.

From A Little Book of Filipino Riddles by Starr, Frederick

Adda maysa a cayo idiay toctoc adda bobonco.

From A Little Book of Filipino Riddles by Starr, Frederick