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udo

American  
[oo-doh] / ˈu doʊ /

noun

plural

udos
  1. a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.


udo British  
/ ˈuːdəʊ /

noun

  1. a stout araliaceous perennial plant, Aralia cordata, of Japan and China, having berry-like black fruits and young shoots that are edible when blanched

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Etymology

Origin of udo

From Japanese

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Mendonça Filho had lead Wagner Moura in mind from the outset, while others sprung to mind as he wrote the screenplay: Maria Fernanda Cândido, a famous soap opera actor, as a crucial ally to Moura’s character; and the late Udo Kier, who had previously appeared in the director’s blood-soaked film “Bacurau,” as a German Jewish immigrant who lived through World War II.

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I had a chance to work with Udo Kier!

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Organized by collector Julia Stoschek — whose private foundation forms the exhibit’s core — and curator Udo Kittelmann, the temporary takeover suggests that the history of moving images is less a straight line than a feedback loop in which individual works resurface, acquiring new meaning as they pass into shared cultural memory.

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German actor Udo Kier, a film veteran whose diverse body of work spanned from Lars von Trier tragedies to “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” and “Blade,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times

The view of former Fulham midfielder-turned-lawyer Udo Onwere when asked to assess the significance of the compensation claim launched against Fifa this week on behalf of current and former professional footballers over transfer rules.

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