Definition of "jaiba" []

• A West Indian name for the common crab, Callinectes sapidus. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Fresh blue-claw crab (the 'jaiba' of the local idiom) is slabbed daily with 'mariscos y pescados' from the bountiful Gulf waters, and there is always fresh-picked and still dirt-encrusted produce from the rancheros of the surrounding countryside."
• "Crab cakes with chipotle sauce: Tortitas de jaiba en salsa de chipotle by"
• "Crab cakes with chipotle sauce: Tortitas de jaiba en salsa de chipotle"