Cockaigne

English

Alternative forms

Cocagne
Cockayne

Etymology

From Old French Cocaigne

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɒˈkeɪn/

Proper noun

Cockaigne

(mediaeval folklore) A land of plenty, luxury and idleness.

Translations

mythical land

Dutch: Luilekkerland (nl) n
French: cocagne (fr) f, pays de cocagne (fr) m
German: Schlaraffenland (de) n
Italian: cuccagna (it) f, paese della cuccagna m

Portuguese: Cucanha f
Serbo-Croatian: Dembelija
Spanish: país de Cucaña m

See also

Arcadia

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