Cockaigne

(käk ān)

noun

Medieval Legend an imaginary land of luxurious and idle living

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

See Cockaigne in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An imaginary land of easy and luxurious living.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English cokaigne

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from (pais de) cokaigne, (land of) plenty

Origin: , from Middle Low German kōkenje

Origin: , diminutive of kōke, cake

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