Mano A Mano Definition
mänō ä mänō
mano-a-mano
noun
A bullfight in which two rival matadors take turns fighting several bulls each.
American Heritage
A face-to-face confrontation or competitive struggle.
A mano a mano between the presidential candidates.
American Heritage
A head-on conflict or direct competition; a duel.
The other candidates seemed to disappear as the public debate became a heated mano-a-mano between the two leading candidates.
Wiktionary
adjective
Being or suggestive of a face-to-face encounter or contest.
A mano a mano duel between golf pros.
American Heritage
In or into direct, personal confrontation.
Webster's New World
A duel or other confrontation between two individuals.
Webster's New World
adverb
In direct competition.
An industry gearing up to go mano a mano with a rival.
American Heritage
Origin of Mano A Mano
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Spanish, literally hand to hand; on equal footing, neither of two participants having any distinct advantage.
From Wiktionary
Spanish mano hand a to
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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