nounWord forms: plural -fods or -fodau (Welsh aɪˌstɛðˈvɒdaɪ)any of a number of annual festivals in Wales, esp the Royal National Eisteddfod, in which competitions are held in music, poetry, drama, and the fine arts
Word origin
C19: from Welsh, literally: session, from
eistedd to sit (from
sedd seat) +
-fod, from
bod to be