Zaftig Definition
zäftĭk, -tĭg
adjective
Having a full, shapely figure.
Webster's New World
The definition of zaftig is a Yiddish word for a plump woman, or is slang to describe the state of being plump or buxom.
A woman who is a overweight is an example of someone who might be described as zaftig.
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Origin of Zaftig
Yiddish zaftik juicy from Middle High German saftec from saft juice from Old High German saf
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Yiddish זאַפֿטיק (zaftik), cognate to German saftig (“juicy").
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