Yiddish

Alternative forms

• (Daytshmerish) זאַפֿטיג ‎(zaftig)

Adjective

זאַפֿטיק • ‎(zaftik)

1. (of food) juicy, succulent, tasty
   • 1921, Workmen's Circle (U.S.). Educational Dept, קינדערלאַנד (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.

2. (vulgar, slang, usually of women) juicy, succulent (pudgy, but with a positive connotation)
3. (vulgar, slang, usually of women) fat (pudgy, but with a descriptive or negative connotation)

Declension