The term is a combination of the words "muga" (border) and "-lari" (sufix related to people), and it refers to people living in the border, and by extension also to smugglers.
Izraz je kombinacija riječi "muga" (granični) i "-lari" (sufiks vezan za s ljudima), a odnosi na ljude koji žive na granici, a samim time također na krijumčara.