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Words that are similar in different languages. As per Webster´s Dictionary:

"cognate" of a word or morpheme: related by derivation, borrowing or descent.

Examples:

English word: color/Spanish word: color

English word: frequent/Spanish word: frecuente

Additional examples:

banana, banana; fantasic, fantastico; hamburger, hamburgusea; elephant, elefante; dollar, dolar

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