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Yiddish
Etymology
From זאַפֿט (zaft, “juice”) + ־יק (-ik).
Adjective
זאַפֿטיק • (zaftik)
- (of food) juicy, succulent, tasty
1921, Workmen's Circle (U.S.). Educational Dept, קינדערלאַנד [kinderland, Kinderland], page 20:[…] די ריחות פון אָפּגעבראָטענע גענז און זאַפטיקע לאַטקעס.- di reykhes fun opgebrotene genz un zaftike latkes.
- the smells of fried geese and juicy latkes.
- (vulgar, slang, usually of women) juicy, succulent (pudgy, but with a positive connotation)
- (vulgar, slang, usually of women) fat (pudgy, but with a descriptive or negative connotation)
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