Meanings
plural granitas
- countableuncountableAn Italian dessert of fruit purée etc. on crushed ice.
For summer, add a new one: granita (pronounced gra-KNEE-ta), a cold coffee concoction.
1995 July 19, Suzanne Hamlin, “Coffee Drinks That Are Cool and Creamy”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Dec 20221 more example
You're gonna think I'm insane, but that's actually delicious. It's kind of like a savory granita.
2024, Eitan Bernath, 0:15 from the start, in Shaved frozen cucumber tomato salad might sound absolutely insane, but it turned out to be a delicious savory granita. Don’t knock it till you try it! #shavedice #recipe #tomatoes #frozentreats #summercooking
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Translations
French granita
- granitadessert
Hungarian granita
- granitadessert
Italian granita, granite
- granitadessert
- granitedessert
Japanese グラニテ
- グラニテ (guranite)dessert
Russian грани́та
- грани́та (graníta)dessert
Swedish granita, granité
- granitadessert
- granitédessert
Turkish granita
- granitadessert
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Cite this entry
granita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granita
“granita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granita. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “granita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granita.
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