granita
/ɡɹəˈniːtə/
granita noun: an Italian dessert of fruit purée etc. on crushed ice.
Noun
granita (countable and uncountable, plural granitas)
- An 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 2022
- 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!...
Forms of granita
| plural | granitas |
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Origin of granita
Borrowed from Italian granita, from granire (“to granulate”). Compare granite.
Questions about granita
- What does granita mean?
- Granita means an Italian dessert of fruit purée etc. on crushed ice.
- What part of speech is granita?
- Granita is a noun.
- How do you pronounce granita?
- Granita is pronounced /ɡɹəˈniːtə/.
- What is the plural of granita?
- The plural of granita is granitas.
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