rital
French
Etymology
1890: from the regular plural form les Ital(ien)s (“Italians”, pronounced /le‿ʁital(jɛ̃)/), with unexplained /ʁ/ for /z/, maybe underlining the trouble Italians have with pronouncing the French Rs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁi.tal/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -al
Noun
rital m (plural ritals, feminine ritale)
- (ethnic slur) wop, dago (person of Italian descent)
- Synonyms: macaroni, spaghetti
Further reading
- “rital”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.