ironía
/iɾoˈnia/ · B2 · noun · f
sarcasm
🎭 ironía = sounds like eye-RON-ee-ah: iron smiles, says the opposite
Say it as eye-RON-ee-ah. Think of a heavy iron called 'light as a feather': the words say one thing, the reality says the opposite. Greek eirōneía meant feigned ignorance, which is where the sense of saying one thing and meaning another began.