[?t?ta't?t, ?te?t?:'te?t]
¦ noun (plural same or tete-a-tetes pronunciation same)
1. a private conversation between two people.
2. an S-shaped sofa on which two people can sit face to face.
¦ adjective & adverb involving or happening privately between two people.
Origin
C17: Fr., lit. 'head-to-head'.