Cockaigne
or Cock·ayne
[ ko-keyn ]
/ kɒˈkeɪn /
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noun
a fabled land of luxury and idleness.
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Origin of Cockaigne
1250–1300; Middle English cokaygn(e) <Middle French (paide) cocaigne (land of) Cockaigne, idler's paradise <Middle Low German kōkenje, equivalent to kōken (see cookie) + -je diminutive suffix
Words nearby Cockaigne
cock, cockabully, cockade, cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-hoop, Cockaigne, cock-a-leekie, cockalorum, cockamamie, cock-and-bull story, cockapoo
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Cockaigne
Cockayne
/ (kɒˈkeɪn) /
noun
medieval legend an imaginary land of luxury and idleness
Word Origin for Cockaigne
C14: from Old French cocaigne, from Middle Low German kōkenje small cake (of which the houses in the imaginary land are built); related to Spanish cucaña, Italian cuccagna
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