man‧o a man‧o /ˌmænəʊ ɑː ˈmænəʊ $ ˌmɑːnoʊ ɑː ˈmɑːnoʊ/
adverb with only two people involved
Synonym : one-to-one:
He finally faced up to his father, mano a mano, telling him he was going to leave college. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲