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

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

“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

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

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2018

Ania ti pinarsua ni Apo Dios nga iti ngioat na adda ti tian-na maymaysa taequiag na, quen ti ramay na adda ti bocot ti dacolapna, quen naquinruar ti baguisna.

From A Little Book of Filipino Riddles by Starr, Frederick

No magnaac iti nasipnget aoan caduac quet no magnaac iti nalaoag adda caduac.

From A Little Book of Filipino Riddles by Starr, Frederick