Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "zinariya" ita ce mutum, yawanci mace, wanda kawai yana da sha'awar dangantaka ko aure don samun kudi, kuma yana iya yin amfani ko amfani da dukiyar abokin tarayya ko dukiyarsa. Ana amfani da wannan kalmar ta hanyar wulakanci don kwatanta wanda ya fifita kuɗi da abin duniya akan ƙauna ko ƙauna ta gaske.
