Did you mayhaps mean one of these? Apollo, apollo, axilla
Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Something that appears elaborate and impressive but in actual fact lacks substance: "the Potemkin village of this country's borrowed prosperity” ( Lewis H. Lapham).
Etymologies
- After Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, who had elaborate fake villages constructed for Catherine the Great's tours of the Ukraine and the Crimea. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Chicken extremeña, pollo ajillo and veal Sevilla are house favorites.”
“Chicken extremeña, pollo ajillo and veal Sevilla are house favorites.”
“The food was fabulous - gambas al ajillo (shrimp + garlic) was particularly awesome, as was the octopus and chorizo (sausage).”
“At left, the gambas al ajillo, a dish of sizzlling shrimp, garlic and guindilla peppers.”
“- La Casa del Abuelo, Madrid (www. lacasadelabuelo.es/) is a crammed in, smoke-filled, noisy, stand-up only, spit and sawdust bar just off Plaza Santa Ana in the heart of Madrid which serves just two dishes – gambas al ajillo (prawns in garlic), and gambas a la plancha (grilled prawns), served hot, sizzling and spicy from a grill in the bar itself.”
“The cooks invited me into the kitchen and gave me a lesson in my absolute favorite Mexican shrimp recipe, camarones al ajillo.”
“Mariscos d'Marlo's garlic-chile shrimp: Camarones al ajillo: Mexican Recipe”
“Mariscos d'Marlo's garlic-chile shrimp: Camarones al ajillo by”
“We had the whole red snapper stuffed with shrimp, octopus, peppers, cheese, and maybe achiote among other things; the orange roughy "al ajillo," meaning in a reduction of guajillo chiles, garlic, orange juice, and brandy; and three ceviche tostadas.”
“A favorite is gambas al ajillo, which are prawns with a garlic sauce cooked in an earthenware pot.”
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