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noun, masculine

rital

/ʁi.tal/

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.

rital — French Dictionary | Passage