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Granita

/ɡɹəˈniːtə/

An Italian dessert of fruit purée etc. on crushed ice.

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An Italian dessert of fruit purée etc. on crushed ice.

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italian icenoun	A frozen dessert, resembling ice cream, made from finely granulated ice mixed with concentrated syrup flavouring or fruit purées.
fruit icenoun	(rare) Synonym of ice (“frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar”).
sgroppinonoun	A cocktail, originally from Venice, consisting of a mixture of vodka, Prosecco and lemon gelato.
sorbetnoun	Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal.
crunchnoun	A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
kiselnoun	A dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch, common in Slavic and Baltic countries as well as Finland and Sweden.
frappénoun	Iced; cooled.
piraguanoun	A Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup.
gelatonoun	An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form.
water icenoun	(sciences, retronym, uncountable) Ice in everyday language, namely ice made of frozen water; water in a solid physical state, especially when distinguished from other frozen substances.
flurrynoun	A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
concretenoun	(countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
crispnoun	Senses relating to something brittle.
crushnoun	A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
gratinnoun	The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.
ripienonoun	(music) The part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino.
crushed sugarnoun	A type of sugar that is crushed into lumpy, white granules.
crumbleverb	(transitive) To break into crumbs.
grissinonoun	A narrow breadstick in Italian cuisine.
smashnoun	(colloquial) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).