: a coarse-textured ice confection typically made from fruit
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Trick Rider menu: New winter menu and Valentine’s specials, including a complimentary amuse-bouche of Love Shuck oyster, champagne granita and uni.—Anna Butler, Dallas Morning News, 28 Jan. 2026 The shop, at 13538 Poway Road, Suite D, offers gourmet sorbets, granitas, Italian ice, Philadelphia water ice and vegan ice creams.—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025 At De Vie, Purcell’s tasting menu might start with an oyster in black pepper oil with kiwi granita, then continue with a white and green asparagus and Comté tart.—Lindsey Tramuta, Saveur, 19 Nov. 2025 Most hotels put out a nice spread—but for a change of scenery, venture out for a granita and brioche at Caffe Mazzini or sip a caffè al pistacchio while watching the colorful fishing boats bob in harbor outside of U Bar du Marinaru.
Expect a similarly uncomplicated and unhurried affair for lunch.—Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for granita
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Etymology
Italian, from feminine of granito, past participle of granire