Zaftig

Even in our own language, I am often surprised at how we have incorporated other expressions and the roots of other languages to form our own descriptions. Take 'zaftig' for example. The definition is detailed below but I find it amusing that, while reading one day, I discovered that zaftig was chosen to describe the body habitus of an Indian health care worker. Curious.

zaf·tig
Pronunciation: ˈzäf-tig,
Function: adjective
Etymology: Yiddish zaftik juicy, succulent, from zaft juice, sap, from Middle High German saf, saft, from Old High German saf.
Date: circa 1936
Definition: of a woman : having a full rounded figure : pleasingly plump
Source: Websters English Dictionary