pahuljica

1. (of snow) snowflake
   Prve pahuljice su počele da padaju jutros. — The first snowflakes started falling this morning.
   Deca hvataju pahuljice jezikom. — The kids are catching snowflakes on their tongues.
2. (usually plural) flakes
   Za doručak jedem ovsene pahuljice sa mlekom. — I have oat flakes with milk for breakfast.
   Kupi mi kukuruzne pahuljice u prodavnici. — Get me some cornflakes at the shop.

A diminutive of «pahulja»; in the sense of cereal flakes it is usually plural.