lala

1. tulip
   Kupio sam joj buket crvenih lala. — I bought her a bouquet of red tulips.
   Lale u parku cvetaju u aprilu. — The tulips in the park bloom in April.
2. colloq. (Lala, masculine) a man from Banat, more broadly from Vojvodina
   On je pravi Lala iz Banata, nikad ne žuri. — He's a true Banat man, never in a hurry.

In Serbia «lala» is an ordinary word for tulip alongside «tulipan». The nickname Lala (capitalised, masculine: pravi Lala) is given to a man from Banat, more broadly to any Vojvodinian; the stereotype attached to it is a calm, unhurried temperament. The female counterpart is Sosa.