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
Cockaigne in American English
(kɑkˈeɪn)
noun
Medieval Legend
an imaginary land of luxurious and idle living
Word origin
ME cokaygne < OFr (pais de) cocaigne, (land of) sugar cake < MLowG kokenje, sugar cake, cookie < koke, cake; akin to cake, Ger kuchen