adda

 
Pronunciation: /ˈadˌdɑː/

noun

Indian
  • 1a place where people gather for conversation.
  • an illicit drinking place: the young men spent their time at the street-corner addas and tea stalls
  • [mass noun] informal conversation among a group of people: ‘Go upstairs and enjoy a little adda with our neighbours.’
  • 2a junction point for public transport.

Origin:

from Hindi aḍḍā, originally in the sense 'perch for tame birds'