magkalat

From mag- +‎ kalat.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /maɡˈkalat/ [mɐɡˈkaː.lɐt̪̚] (“to diffuse, to spread”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -alat
  • IPA^(key): /maɡkaˈlat/ [mɐɡ.kɐˈlat̪̚] (“to litter”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: mag‧ka‧lat

magkalat (complete nagkalat, progressive nagkakalat, contemplative magkakalat, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜎᜆ᜔)

1. to diffuse; to spread

   Synonym: kumalat

   Nagkalat ang usok dahil sa sunog.

   The smoke spread because of the fire.

magkalát (complete nagkalat, progressive nagkakalat, contemplative magkakalat, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜎᜆ᜔)

1. to litter

   Bawal magkalat.

   No littering.

2. (colloquial) to perform badly, to conduct oneself poorly

   Dahil hindi sila nagpraktis, nagkalat lang sila.

   Because they had not practiced, they just performed badly.

   (literally, “Because they had not practiced, they just made a mess.”)