Granata is an Italian word for “grenade”.

People

* Amalia Granata (born 1981), Argentine model and politician * Daniele Granata (born 1991), Italian footballer *

Giovanni Battista Granata Giovanni Battista Granata (1620/16211687) was an Italian Baroque guitar player and composer. He is generally known as the most prolific guitarist of the 17th century, publishing seven books during his lifetime. Along with many pieces in the stand ...

( 1620–1687), Italian guitarist and composer *

Graziella Granata Graziella Granata (born 16 March 1941) is an Italian retired film and stage actress. Career After graduating at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and after some secondary roles in adventure films and comedies, thanks to a film contract ...

(born 1941), Italian film and stage actress *

Kevin Granata Kevin P. Granata (December 29, 1961 – April 16, 2007) was an American professor in multiple departments including the Departments of Engineering, Science and Mechanics (in which he was tenured) and Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic ...

(1961–2007), American biomedical engineer * Peter C. Granata (1898–1973), U.S. Representative from Illinois *

Rocco Granata Rocco Granata (born 16 August 1938) is an Italian-Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist. Granata was born in Figline Vegliaturo, Calabria, southern Italy; but his parents immigrated to Belgium when he was aged ten. Rocco's father was a c ...

(born 1938), Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist

Other

The Russian word Granata can mean either

Grenade A grenade is a small explosive weapon typically thrown by hand (also called hand grenade), but can also refer to a Shell (projectile), shell (explosive projectile) shot from the muzzle of a rifle (as a rifle grenade) or a grenade launcher. A mod ...

Pomegranate The pomegranate (''Punica granatum'') is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punica, Punicoideae, that grows between tall. Rich in symbolic and mythological associations in many cultures, it is thought to have o ...

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Stielhandgranate is the German term for " stick hand grenade" and generally refers to a prominent series of World War I and World War II–era German stick grenade designs, distinguished by their long wooden handles, pull cord arming and cylindrical warheads ...

'', a German "stick hand grenade" * ''Granata'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails in the family Chilodontidae * ''I Granata'', a nickname of

Torino F.C. Torino Football Club (), colloquially referred to as Toro, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont that currently plays in the Serie A, the highest football league of Italy. Founded in 1906 as ''Foot-Ball Club Torin ...

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