granita

[ gruh-nee-tuh; Italian grah-nee-tah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Italian Cooking.

granita

/ ɡrəˈniːtə /

Origin of granita¹

1865–70; < Italian: noun use of feminine of granito grainy; granite

Origin of granita¹

from Italian granito grainy

I had kept on my hat as we thought we would go out, take a turn in the arcades and have a "granita."

The padrone told us of a famous caf where the "granita" was very good, also very good music.

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