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Definition[1]

dohaḷa : [m.] longing of a pregnant woman; strong desire.

Source
A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]
Definition[2]

Dohaḷa [Sk. dohada & daurhṛda, of du+hṛd, sick longing, sickness, see hadaya. Lüders Gōttinger GelehrteNachrichten 1898, 1 derives it as dvi+hṛd] (a) the longing of a pregnant woman J iii.28, 333; DhA i.350; ii.139. -- (b) intense longing, strong desire, craving in general J ii.159, 433; v.40, 41; vi.263, 308; DhA ii.86 (dhammika d.).

Source
Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede,
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