Cockayne

[ ko-keyn ]
/ kɒˈkeɪn /

noun

Cockaigne.

Definition for cockayne (2 of 2)

Cockaigne

or Cock·ayne

[ ko-keyn ]
/ kɒˈkeɪn /

noun

a fabled land of luxury and idleness.

Origin of Cockaigne

1250–1300; Middle English cokaygn(e) < Middle French ( paide) cocaigne (land of) Cockaigne, idler's paradise < Middle Low German kōkenje, equivalent to kōken (see cookie) + -je diminutive suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for cockayne (1 of 2)

Cockayne
/ (kɒˈkeɪn) /

noun

a variant spelling of Cockaigne

British Dictionary definitions for cockayne (2 of 2)

Cockaigne

Cockayne

/ (kɒˈkeɪn) /

noun

medieval legend an imaginary land of luxury and idleness

Word Origin for Cockaigne

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