Cockaigne
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Cockaigne
- /kɒˈkeɪn/
- /kəˈkeɪn/
Sounds like cocaine (one pronunciation)
Where it comes from
From Old French cocagne, of obscure origin, but the many references to sweet delicacies in the 13th century poem that is the first record of the word suggest it may have come from a Germanic word for a cake, probably the ancestor of the modern German Kuchen.
See also Proto-Germanic *kōkô.
May also relate to or be influenced by Old Irish cucainn (“food ration, sweet pie”).
proper noun Cocagne · Cocaigne · Cockayne
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A land of plenty, luxury, and idleness.
Near-synonyms: lotus land, land of milk and honey
Similar: land of plenty, lubberland, lotus land, land of milk and honey
Translations
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name mythical land
| Español | país de Cucaña |
|---|---|
| Português | Cucanha |
| Français | cocagne, pays de cocagne |
| Deutsch | Schlaraffenland |
| Italiano | cuccagna, paese della cuccagna |
| Русский | Кока́нь Kokánʹ, Шлараффенла́нд Šlaraffenlánd |
Talk about this word "Cockaigne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cockaigne. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Cockaigne. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cockaigne "Cockaigne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cockaigne.Cite this
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