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noun, plural ma·nos a ma·nos 
[Sp. mah-naws ah mah-naws; Eng. mah-noh uh mah-nohz, mah-nohz uh mah-nohz] for 1, 2.
[Sp. mah-naws ah mah-naws; Eng. mah-noh uh mah-nohz, mah-nohz uh mah-nohz] for 1, 2. 1.
2.
a direct confrontation or conflict; head-on competition; duel.
3.
being or resembling such a confrontation: a mano a mano struggle in the courtroom between two superb criminal lawyers.
4.
in direct competition or rivalry: a brash newcomer in tennis taking on the reigning champion mano a mano.
Origin:
< Spanish: on an equal footing, without advantage (to either of two contestants); literally, hand to hand
< Spanish: on an equal footing, without advantage (to either of two contestants); literally, hand to hand
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Mano a mano
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| given to using long words. |
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mano a mano
1970s, from Sp., lit. "hand-to-hand."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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