granita

noun

gra·​ni·​ta grə-ˈnē-tə 

: a coarse-textured ice confection typically made from fruit

Examples of granita in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The takeaway counter and window serves breakfast and lunch sandwiches along with the signature Pronto Freeze, a granita made with cold brew or fluffy ube matcha using Nodoka’s ceremonial-grade matcha powder. — Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

Don't miss the lemon granita at Da Alfredo in Lingua, dinner on the waterfront terrace of Porto Bello, and a stay at the luxe Capofaro Resort. — Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026

Then there was a course simply called Spring Herb, an intricate mosaic of green the color and green the flavor: a creamy herb sorbet, an icy-flaky lemongrass granita, slippery slices of kiwifruit, and bits of raw apple as crisp as snow. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 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

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from feminine of granito, past participle of granire

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for granita

• amrita
• excreta
• lolita
• marita
• partita
• samhita
• amanita
• cucurbita
• emerita
• incognita
• manzanita
• senorita