noun, masculine/ʁi.tal/plural: ritals
wop, dago (person of Italian descent)
Synonyms: macaroni, spaghetti
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.