“The name of the project is pronounced ‘Kak-oon’, and is a word taken from a New Caledonian dialect based on French. It means a hard blow, usually a punch, but generally refers to a blow into which all of one’s strength went.” https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/blob/master/doc/pages/faq.asciidoc#how-to-pronounce-the-name-of-the-project-and-what-does-it-mean-