mano-a-mano
noun/ˌmɑːnəʊ ɑː ˈmɑːnəʊ/
/ˌmɑːnəʊ ɑː ˈmɑːnəʊ/
(especially North American English, from Spanish, informal) (plural mano-a-manos)
- a fight or contest, especially one between two peopleWord OriginSpanish, literally ‘hand-to-hand’.
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