Cockaigne
/kɒˈkeɪn/
Cockaigne proper noun: a land of plenty, luxury, and idleness.
Proper noun
Cockaigne
- A land of plenty, luxury, and idleness.
- Near-synonyms: lotus land, land of milk and honey
- In Cockaigne, the Land of Plenty, people never argued. Instead, they partied, they danced, they drank, and they slept around.2017, Rutger Bregman, chapter 1, in Elizabeth Manton, transl., Utopia for Realists, Kindle edition, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 3
- Synonyms:
- land of plenty, lubberland, lotus land, land of milk and honey
Cockaigne meaning in Marathi
Cockaigne in Marathi
- mythical land
- कॉकेन kŏken
Synonyms of Cockaigne
Forms of Cockaigne
| alternative form | Cocagne |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Cocaigne |
| alternative form | Cockayne |
Origin of Cockaigne
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”).
Questions about Cockaigne
- What does Cockaigne mean?
- Cockaigne means a land of plenty, luxury, and idleness.
- What is Cockaigne in Marathi?
- Cockaigne in Marathi is कॉकेन (kŏken). See Cockaigne meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Cockaigne?
- Cockaigne is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Cockaigne?
- Cockaigne is pronounced /kɒˈkeɪn/.
Words near Cockaigne in the dictionary
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