"abrir el melón" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

IPA: /aˌbɾiɾ el meˈlon/, [aˌβ̞ɾiɾ el meˈlõn] Forms: abro el melón [first-person, present, singular], abrí el melón [first-person, preterite, singular], abierto el melón [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to open the melon”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to open the melon}} “to open the melon”, {{lit|to open the melon}} Literally, “to open the melon” Head templates: {{es-verb}} abrir el melón (first-person singular present abro el melón, first-person singular preterite abrí el melón, past participle abierto el melón)
  1. (idiomatic) to open a can of worms Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-abrir_el_melón-es-verb-p~VwSKBn Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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      "ipa": "/aˌbɾiɾ el meˈlon/"
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      "ipa": "[aˌβ̞ɾiɾ el meˈlõn]"
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      "ipa": "/aˌbɾiɾ el meˈlon/"
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      "ipa": "[aˌβ̞ɾiɾ el meˈlõn]"
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