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tikva

тиква

tȉkva · /tîkʋa/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. squash; gourd; pumpkin
    Baka je napravila pitu od tikve. — Grandma made a squash pie.
    U bašti nam ove godine rastu velike tikve. — Big squashes are growing in our garden this year.
  2. colloq. humor. head; noggin
    Udario sam se u tikvu o vrata. — I banged my noggin on the door.
  3. colloq. derog. (of a person) dimwit; blockhead
    Ne slušaj ga, on je prava tikva. — Don't listen to him, he's a real dimwit.

Zucchini is tikvica; the orange pumpkin is more often called bundeva.

Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.tikvatikve
Gen.tikvetikava
Dat.tikvitikvama
Acc.tikvutikve
Voc.tikvotikve
Ins.tikvomtikvama
Loc.tikvitikvama
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