granita
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of granita
1865–70; < Italian: noun use of feminine of granito grainy; see granite
Example Sentences
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Our first course is a beautiful presentation of farm-raised beets, tangy housemade yogurt, cucumber, yuzu granita and burnt strawberries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
All shaved ice desserts share ancient roots in the semi-frozen dessert known as granita, which originated roughly 4,000 years ago in then Arab-dominated Sicily.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2023
For example, he wants to make a granita with barako coffee, which is grown there, and pair it with muscovado jelly and leche flan ice cream.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2023
At its most basic, it consists of frozen vermicelli noodles and rosewater syrup, a refined hot-weather treat very like a granita.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
I had kept on my hat as we thought we would go out, take a turn in the arcades and have a "granita."
From Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 by Waddington, Mary Alsop King
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