Pronounced: AM-bih-vuhrt, noun
Notes: This is another word that I didn’t know the meaning of, but after reading it, it made sense
Yesterday’s word
The word zaftig means “having a full rounded figure; pleasantly plump”
First usage
Our word came into English in the 1930s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Yiddish word zaftik (juicy; succulent), which came from zaft (juice; sap).
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