Ritola
Finnish
Etymology
(sense 2): From Ville Ritola, a Finnish long-distance runner who won 8 Olympic medals in the 1920s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈritolɑ/, [ˈrit̪o̞lɑ]
Proper noun
Ritola
- A surname.
- (humorous) escape, flight; used in the idiomatic expression ottaa Ritolat (“to run away, take to the hills, lit. take the Ritolas”).
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