pactómetro

Spanish

Etymology

From pacto +‎ -metro. Term coined by the Spanish journalist Antonio García Ferreras in the special news program Al Rojo Vivo in laSexta in the Spain general election on December 20, 2015.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɡˈtometɾo/ [paɣ̞ˈt̪o.me.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -ometɾo
• Syllabification: pac‧tó‧me‧tro

Noun

pactómetro m (plural pactómetros)

1. (Spain) coalition builder (tool, app or program that is a calculator that allows calculating the sums of Members of Parliament between the parties for possible government pacts, after knowing the results of an election)