Cockaigne

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    (Middle Ages) an imaginary land of luxury and idleness

Word Origin

Cockaigne (n.)
c. 1300, from Old French Cocaigne (12c.) "lubberland," imaginary country, abode of luxury and idleness. Of obscure origin, speculation centers on words related to cook (v.) and cake (compare Middle Dutch kokenje, a child's honey-sweetened treat; also compare Big Rock Candy Mountain). The German equivalent is Schlaraffenland.

Example

1. Certainly , tales of cockaigne became increasingly surreal .
2. There are some intriguing differences between belovode and cockaigne which may say something about the things that mattered to russia 's peasants .

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