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Cock·aigne (käk ān′)

noun

Medieval Legend an imaginary land of luxurious and idle living

Etymology: ME cokaygne < OFr (pais de) cocaigne, (land of) sugar cake < MLowG kokenje, sugar cake, cookie < koke, cake; akin to cake, Ger kuchen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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