Cockaigne

Translation of "cockaigne" into Russian

Noun

cockaigne

cockaigne

cockaignes pl

Кокань

In medieval literature, Cockaigne was depicted as a land of plenty.

В средневековой литературе Кокань изображалась как страна изобилия.

Noun

An imaginary land of luxury and ease, where physical comforts and pleasures are always at hand and where work is minimal.

In the tales of old, Cockaigne was a place where rivers flowed with wine and houses were made of cake.

Proper noun

A mythical land of luxury and ease frequently described in medieval European literature, where comfort is abundant and work is minimal.

Peasants dreamed of escaping to Cockaigne, where roasted geese flew right into one's mouth.