zaftig

The last thing most women facing the far side of 40 and the near side of zaftig would want is to strip bare for a big-screen leap into the ocean.

Especially commendable is Zamit, who in addition to Mrs. Darling and the housekeeper, plays a Tinkerbell too zaftig to fly, among other roles.

Like the Yiddish word zaftig — literally, juicy — it describes a feminine figure whose lavish proportions amplify her larger-than-life personality.

She called her magnified, zaftig alter ego The Bunch.

Your essay in this book is about the word "zaftig."