križ

1. Croat. cross; crucifix
   Na zidu visi drveni križ. — A wooden cross hangs on the wall.
   Na vrhu crkve je zlatni križ. — There's a golden cross on top of the church.
2. Croat. (figuratively) cross; burden
   Ta bolest mu je težak križ. — That illness is a heavy cross for him to bear.

In Serbia the word is krst, as in Crveni krst (the Red Cross).