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Cockaigne
Cock·aigne C0443600 (kŏ-kān′)n. An imaginary land of easy and luxurious living.
[Middle English cokaigne, from Old French, from (pais de) cokaigne, (land of) plenty, from Middle Low German kōkenje, diminutive of kōke, cake.]Cockaigne (kɒˈkeɪn) or Cockaynen (European Myth & Legend) medieval legend an imaginary land of luxury and idleness[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]Cock•aigne or Cock•ayne (kɒˈkeɪn)
n. a fabled land of luxury and idleness. [1250–1300; Middle English cokaygn(e) < Middle French (paide) cocaigne (land of) Cockaigne, idler's paradise] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Cockaigne - (Middle Ages) an imaginary land of luxury and idlenessfictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writingsDark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance |
TranslationsCockaigne
Cockaignefabled land of luxury and idleness. [Medieval Legend: NCE, 589]See: LuxuryMedicalSeeCockayneCockaigne
Words related to Cockaignenoun (Middle Ages) an imaginary land of luxury and idlenessRelated Words- fictitious place
- imaginary place
- mythical place
- Dark Ages
- Middle Ages
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