Cockaigne
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An imaginary place where people do not have to work and food and drink are always available
- noun
- Archaic
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Cocagne
- In medieval legend, the Land of Cockaigne represents an imaginary place where people indulge in luxury and idleness.
- land of Cockaigne
Examples
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Oh, and for the caramel, a generous drizzle of the caramel sauce cockaigne.
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Many artists have depicted the lavish comforts of the mythical Cockaigne, a paradise of ease and pleasure.
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The tale of Cockaigne offers a whimsical escape from the harsh realities of medieval life.
Antonyms
How Luxurious
Surface Forms
Cockaigne singular
Cockaignes plural
Etymology
Cockaigne comes from old French Cocagne, and one popular story links that name to coca, a word for 'cake' in some older languages. So imagine a land where cakes and comforts are always there, which is why Cockaigne means an imaginary place of endless food, rest, and pleasure.