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To: alexander_busek

“zaftige”

Were you aiming for ZAFTIG there?
I couldn’t find a definition for zaftige but did find defs for...
Zaftig- German-Pleasingly plump, full figured.
Zaftic-Yiddish-Juicy, plump.

Or maybe zaftige is the correct spelling and zaftig is the American bastardization of the word.
Anyway, fun post. I learned a couple new words this morning!


67 posted on 01/17/2022 7:35:59 AM PST by oldvirginian (So if a cow doesn’t produce milk, is it a milk dud or an udder failure?)
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To: oldvirginian
“zaftige”

Were you aiming for ZAFTIG there?

Sorry: Let my penchant for Hochdeutsch get away with me there for a minute, hence my declining the noun by adding an "e" at the end (in this case, for the feminine singular), as would be required for High German.

Regards,

78 posted on 01/17/2022 7:47:25 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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