What is "maresa"

Maresa may refer to:

• a synonym for the termites genus Reticulitermes
• a feminine given name
• Maresa (company), a former Spanish company of pinball machines

Maresa was a Spanish manufacturer of pinball machines which was in business between 1960 and 1976. The name stands for MAquinas REcreativas Sociedad Anonima, which can be translated as Anonymous Society of Amusement Machines. The first two games were the electromechanical pinball machines King Ball and Boxing, and their last was the western-themed Laramie in 1976. Many of their pinball machines were copies of Gottlieb games, such as Big Brave, and Crescendo.