tikva
тикваtȉkva · /tîkʋa/ · fem.
NOUN
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squash; gourd; pumpkinBaka 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.
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colloq. humor. head; nogginUdario sam se u tikvu o vrata. — I banged my noggin on the door.
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colloq. derog. (of a person) dimwit; blockheadNe 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.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tikva | tikve |
| Gen. | tikve | tikava |
| Dat. | tikvi | tikvama |
| Acc. | tikvu | tikve |
| Voc. | tikvo | tikve |
| Ins. | tikvom | tikvama |
| Loc. | tikvi | tikvama |
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Updated 29 October 2026