irónico

/iˈɾoniko/ · B2 · adj

ironic

🙃 irónico = iron-ic: an iron-hard truth that is the opposite of what you expected

Say it like 'eye-RO-nee-ko'. Spanish irónico is the same word as English ironic, from Greek eironeia, meaning feigned ignorance. Link it to the 'iron' sound: the outcome hits hard against what was expected.

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