Today's Word "Zaftig"
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zaftig \ZAEF-tig\ (adjective) - Having a full, rounded figure (usually of a woman)
"Ms. Jones has a razor-sharp wit and a zaftig figure, a combination that some men find attractive but others find intimidating."
From the Yiddish zaftik "juicy," from Middle High German saft "juice", akin to the English the word "sap." No explanation as to why the English word bears none of the connotations of the original German word.
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