Kalmar "Guinea gold" ba a yawanci samuwa a cikin ƙamus na Turanci na zamani a matsayin kalma kaɗai. Duk da haka, "Guinea" a tarihi tana nufin wani tsabar zinare na Burtaniya da aka haƙa daga 1663 zuwa 1814 kuma ana amfani da shi azaman daidaitaccen kuɗin kasuwanci da Afirka, inda aka fi sani da "Golden Guinea" saboda yawan amfani da shi wajen hada-hadar da ta shafi kayayyakin Afirka. kamar hauren giwa, bayi, da kayan yaji. Don haka, ana iya fahimtar "Golden Guinea" a matsayin ma'anar zinare da aka yi ciniki da ita ta hanyar amfani da tsabar kudin Guinea ko zinariya da aka saba yin ciniki a Guinea, yammacin Afirka.