Masculine

rital

Meaning

wop, dago (person of Italian descent)

Frequency

29k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁi.tal/
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.

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