Pronunciation: ˌ ō -kä- ' vä ŋ -( ˌ )g ō
Variant: or Portuguese Cu · ban · go \ kü- ' bä ŋ -( ˌ )gü \
Function: geographical name
river 1000 mi (1609 km ) SW cen Africa rising in cen Angola & flowing S & E to empty into Okavango Swamps or Okavango Delta (great marsh area N of Lake Ngami in NW Botswana)